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“Chief’s plan let top cop retire on huge pension and apply to get £60k job back” Evening Times
“Plans to revamp police post rejected” Herald
Update
“Murder victim’s sister backs hate crime bill” Sunday Herald
Following posted on 09.10.07
“Why we need new gay hate laws” Evening News. Article by Patrick Harvie MSP.
Following posted on 03.10.07
“Green Party Launch Hate Crime Bill” Daily Record
“Greens to unveil plans for tougher laws on hate crimes” Herald
“Call to strengthen hate crime law” BBC
“Greens launch hate crime bill” Holyrood.com
“Calls for hate law to protect gay people” Evening News
“New bill on crimes against disability or sexuality lodged in parliament” STV
Press release
“New Law to Tackle Hate Crime Proposed by Greens” Scottish Green Party
See also
Scottish Parliament Members’ Bills page
Proposed Sentencing of Offences Aggravated by Prejudice ( Scotland) Bill Statement of Reasons on why no Further Consultation is Required
“Racism alive and unwell in Scotland” Sunday Herald
“Gypsies urged to set up camp in city” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Mon 15th Oct 2007 at 6:11 am“New commissioner pledges action on gay rights and equal pay for women” Sunday Herald
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Posted by MM on Mon 1st Oct 2007 at 6:42 amUpdate
“Tolerance and tougher laws can end hate crime” Evening News. Article by Rev Ewan Aitken, Labour Group leader on Edinburgh City Council.
Following posted on 10.09.07
“Police charges expose great bigotry divide” Scotland on Sunday
Following posted on 04.09.07
“City is worst for bigots” Daily Record 4.9.07
“Religious hate crimes treble in city” Evening News
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Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support further academic research into sectarianism in Scotland.
Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have been charged under section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, broken down by local authority area.
“We are under siege from racism, say ethnic youths” Herald
“Understanding is key” Herald
“Living under the ‘white gaze’” Herald
“‘Racism is everywhere...I confront it’” Herald
“Ethnic youths view police as racist” Evening Times
“Report raises police racism fears” BBC
“Ethnic teens feel targetted by police” STV
Press release
“Publication of report into policing of minority ethnic young people” Lothian and Borders Police
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Posted by MM on Wed 15th Aug 2007 at 8:14 amUpdate
“Race attacks soar after terror strike” Scotland on Sunday
Following posted on 03.08.07
“40 racist crimes in Tayside” Evening Telegraph
“Increase in race-related crimes in Strathclyde” STV
Following posted on 23.07.07
“Minorities twice as likely to be victims of crime” Herald
“Attacks on Muslims increase in Strathclyde after airport attack” Independent
“Dundee not racist, says senior Muslim” Courier 14.4.07
Posted by MM on Mon 13th Aug 2007 at 6:57 am“Online bid to give football bigots the boot” Scotsman
“Anti-sectarianism site launched” BBC
See also
http://www.kickoutbigotry.org/
Posted by MM on Wed 8th Aug 2007 at 7:17 am“The Child Sex Scandal On The Streets Of Scotland” Sunday Herald
“Isolated, abused and victims of decades of persecution” Sunday Herald
Update
“Peddling the politics of fear” Sunday Herald. Article by Kate Smith, co-director of the Centre for Conflict and Genocide Studies in Edinburgh, rebutting article by Gallagher.
Following posted on 01.08.07
“English policies will cause a schism in Scotland” Herald 3.8.07. Article by Professor Tom Gallagher, ethnic peace and conflict studies at Bradford University.
“Alex’s warm words not enough to tackle terror” Evening News
“Salmond: Scotland leads way in social cohesion” Herald
“Salmond uses Muslim meeting to call for unity against terror” Scotsman
“Call for unity after Muslim talks” BBC
“Executive unites all efforts to beat hate crimes” Herald
“Events to thank attack response” BBC
Press release
“FM meets with Muslim leaders” Scot. Exec.
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Posted by MM on Mon 6th Aug 2007 at 7:25 am